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The Mom Test
Your mom is lying to you. But it’s ok. All moms are liars. This week I read The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick. The premise of the book is that when we tell our moms (and family & friends) our business ideas, they just want to be supportive. They tell us what we want to […]
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Cleaning Up
After selling my business in December, I suddenly had a lot more time on my hands…
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School of Rock
“Don’t make me go,” she said, as tears welled up in her eyes…
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Mastermind Application
It’s been a long time since I’ve started something from nothing…
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The Business Fair
This week’s issue of Sunday Shrooms was written by Ava LaPrairie…
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Unfortunately…
The word “unfortunately” will be banned from my next business…
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Going to Hell
Her answer was unequivocal – that person was going to hell…
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The Forum Retreat
Yesterday I gave a presentation to the group…
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Once in a Lifetime
We stepped out of the helicopter at the bottom of the Grand Canyon…
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The Solo Retreat
I’ve gone on five solo retreats in the past five years…
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No Discounts. No Returns.
I would do three things differently from my first business…
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Noah, Nev, Nick, and Sam
This is a friend group I admire. They live here in Austin and last week…
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The Flow of Art
We tend to think of being in the state of flow as an uninterrupted focus on our craft…
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Training Wheels Don’t Work
Parents using training wheels have good intentions, but…
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Six-Figure Mistakes
Every employee I’ve ever hired has screwed up…
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Your Heroes are Accessible
We often think of our heroes as existing on a different plane…
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Analog Netflix
I was annoyed that I couldn’t watch what I wanted at any time…
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One Last Job
There was still some work to be done and it was back to just me and Gary…
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Letting Go
I had been seeking a sense of ease for months…
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Expired Domains
I’ve always been a domain name collector…
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Golf Cart Rides
There’s something irresistible about driving a golf cart…
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Picking up the Nails
As life lessons go, it wasn’t anything that would seem particularly memorable…